This is the beginnings of building a hűgel. A hűgel is a tall, self fertilised raised bed.

It’s a useful way of using the unwanted wood I’ve collected from both clearing the plot and hedge brushwood.

In time organic matter will be added into the pile of wood. A soil or compost outer layer will be added to plant directly into.

The inner wood and compostable material will break down to fertilise the bed and also provide wildlife habitat.

I'm excessively proud of making this hügelkultur bed today, mostly because this pile of rotting wood seemed useless, but now there's blueberry, strawberry, and jostaberry plants on top AND because it's between two trees I can easily add netting to protect the berries! #hugelkultur #permaculture

I’ve moved the brambles off the plot into a heap in the nature reserve and started a dead hedge or hűgelkultur mound. It’s been built with the rest of the woody stuff that was stripped out of the hedge a week ago.

I may move the dead hedge 90° so it is parallel with the allotment pathway.#Gardening #GrowYourOwn #NoDig #Biodiversity #Hűgelkultur #DeadHedge #Allotment

Setting up raised garden beds in the greenhouse at present. Using #hugelkultur and #WormFarm elements to enhance soil life. Natural basalt soil is topped off with homemade compost for added #compostodon goodness. #FairyBootFarm, Lutruwita (Tasmania).